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The Twat Gets Over a Thousand Views

That’s a lot of views for a twat. (Not the one you’re thinking of-) Six years ago I wondered if I could write this kind of post, so I gave it a try. Turns out I could, apparently. Nothing significant … Continue reading

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Where Do I Get My Ideas?

Where do my ideas come from? Well, for example, I was sitting on my patio swing in the evening, contemplatively drawing on my pipe, watching the world, when a hummingbird streaked by.* It was flying fast and straight, like a … Continue reading

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Burrowing Dove

I was standing at the window looking at the snowdrifts in our back yard. There were some birds at the feeder and one of them – a Eurasian ring-neck dove – came hurtling toward the house. It flew under the … Continue reading

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